You're right, of course. I was thinking about tourney (or Renaissance ceremonial) armor, which does weigh 110 pounds or more.Now, there's a lot of conflicting information on this out there, but I would like to address the idea that plate armor is so heavy that you can't fight on foot in it.
It wasn't. That idea comes from 19th century historians looking and handling ceremonial or tournament armor, neither of which were designed for real combat.
Hi.When we do see the Sindarin elves in battle, I would say that they never go for the full plated look. We would see them in, at the most, brigandine:
When the Noldor first arrive, the Sindarin armors, I believe, should look more like this:
Agree 5425% with the last -- if I could buy it at the mall, Feanor's sons wouldn't wear it!Hi.
I think we should mainly go with mail. Alternatives can be lamellar ( https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/cd/fe/43/cdfe433d4f08e6d1bf98e1d22f5279e8.jpg ) and metal-scale (even if scale was rare). Brigandine ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigandine ) could also be an option. Lamellar made of leather might be a viable non-metallic armour along with padded/quilted aketons. What should be avoided like the plague is the "studed leather" biker-gear, beloved of many prop-departments.
Interestingly, I do watch all of those channels.
Firstly, I'd have to ask why the desire to lean so heavily towards mail? Other than it being less visually interesting, and variations less obvious, it is ... not particularly good armor. It protects reasonably well against cuts, but against blunt or thrusting weapons it is fairly poor. Of course, a good padded gambeson could help, but as we are talking about an age where things were _better_ than what came after, not worse, I don't see why we wouldn't give our master craftsmen better armor.
Ok. I have seen a bit to many bad leather movie-armours.As to the point about brigandine, I agree that the plates should overlap, I just grabbed a picture rather quickly to demonstrate that the plates are underneath the leather. Thrusting weapons would indeed slide off of the plates above and through the gap if the leather is not stiff enough. Cutting weapons would, however, not do so.
It is mainly because it has been a popular armour historically, and was used by the Anglo-Saxons. To improve on mail, one has to add plates. Of course "four-mirror" armour/Mughal and also Ottoman/Central-Asian armours made up of mail and plates is a good idea. So your suggestion on this I agree with. Roman and Sassanid cathapract-armour might also be a variation to consider.Interestingly, I do watch all of those channels.
Firstly, I'd have to ask why the desire to lean so heavily towards mail? Other than it being less visually interesting, and variations less obvious, it is ... not particularly good armor. It protects reasonably well against cuts, but against blunt or thrusting weapons it is fairly poor. Of course, a good padded gambeson could help, but as we are talking about an age where things were _better_ than what came after, not worse, I don't see why we wouldn't give our master craftsmen better armor.